Eye-Openers: ‘Sitting down with your family for a meal, caring about the working conditions of farm laborers – that’s not a bunch of hooey.’

Eye-Openers: 'Sitting down with your family for a meal, caring about the working conditions of farm laborers - that's not a bunch of hooey.'

Rosie Branson Gill, the former director of 18 Reasons, a non-profit food organization in the Mission. Photo: The Chronicle/Beck Diefenbach

From the local scene:

Stacy Finz interviews Rosie Branson Gill, who has been 18 Reasons’ director since 2010 but is leaving next month. They discuss a number of topics, including the line between caring about your food and falling into the whole local/organic preaching: “Sitting down with your family for a meal, caring about the working conditions of farm laborers – that’s not a bunch of hooey. It’s real and should merit attention. As far as everything else, prioritize for yourself – not based on other people’s opinions – what’s best for you and your family.” [San Francisco Chronicle]

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